Pork chops in coconut sauce
- 1 stick of butter
- 1/2 pound of mushrooms, sliced
- 2 cloves ground garlic, minced
- 0.8 lb of pork chops
- 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
- 1 13.5 oz can of coconut milk
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp ground red pepper
Method
- Melt butter in Dutch oven. Throw in mushrooms and garlic. Saute till the mushrooms are soft. Remove mushrooms to a bowl.
- Brown pork shops in remaining butter. Remove. Cut into bite size pieces.
- Add coconut milk to Dutch oven. Add spices. Bring to simmering. Add bell pepper. Bring to simmering. Add mushrooms. Bring to simmering.
- Add pork. Simmer for 20 minutes, covered, and another ten minutes uncovered to thicken the sauce.
Result: very tasty. Definitely a repeater.
Notes for next time
To make the pork more tender, I think I would simmer it forty minutes covered and see if that made the difference.
I used this recipe for a reference. I might want to consider it again next time.